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Permission to Bring Late Appeal Against Closure Notices Refused

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has upheld a decision refusing a taxpayer permission to bring a late appeal against closure notices issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). After HMRC issued closure notices determining an increase in the taxpayer's Income Tax...

Summary Judgment Granted on Meaning of Share Purchase Agreement

When ruling on the interpretation of a contractual agreement, the courts' primary focus is on the wording of the agreement itself. Recently, a man who had sold a company successfully applied to the High Court for summary judgment by way of declarations as...

Couple Who Abused Husband's Parents' Powers of Attorney Imprisoned

A husband and wife who abused their positions as attorneys of the husband's elderly parents have been sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to return the money they stole. The couple had made over 100 transfers from the husband's parents' bank...

Disability Discrimination and Victimisation Claims Remitted to ET

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a man's appeal against the rejection of his complaints of discrimination arising from disability and victimisation ( Shah v Home Office ). The man had been employed by the Home Office. He had been off sick...

Owner of 'Portaloo' Trade Mark Secures Transfer of Domain Name

If a UK domain name held by someone else is similar to your own name or trading style, you can seek to have it transferred to you by making a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). To succeed in a DRS complaint, it is necessary...
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